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Pure Style Outdoors

Why should't you use the same principles of design employed in your house to enhance your back yard? That's the idea behind "Pure Style Outdoors" in which Jane Cumberbatch takes her unique approach to interior decoration - based on the timeless appeal of simple, natural materials and objects that are functional as well as good-looking - and applies it to the exterior of the house. Here are a host of ideas on making the most of your outside space, whether it is a modest city balcony or roof terrace, a shady courtyard, or a rambling country garden. With more than 300 full-color photographs and a comprehensive source guide to the wares featured in the book, Pure Style Outdoors is a guide to making your home's exterior as smart and inviting as its interior.

About the author (1998)

With her vision of a simpler, more natural life, Jane Cumberbatch has acquired a following as an international arbiter of interior style through her best-selling books Pure Style (published in 8 languages and 12 countries), and Pure Style Outside. A former home editor on House and Garden, Jane has worked for the last 12 years as a contributing journalist and styling director on leading publications including Elle Decoration, Homes and Gardens, and Good Housekeeping. Jane's distinctive and simple look has been used in the home furnishing departments and catalogs of many companies such as Habitat, Laura Ashley, and Spiegel. Jane's experience of creating simple, functional and timeless spaces stems from the years she spent restoring an 18th Century house in London, and building an airy white home in Spain. Juggling the demands of family life and three energetic children, Jane divides her time between her Spanish home and her converted warehouse in London. Her homes have been featured in many interior design publications in England, Europe, and America. Pia Tryde's photographs have appeared in many lifestyle books. Her work also regularly appears in international magazines.